2 Samuel 7:16

thee. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Me".

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 7:16

Arno Geneva Study Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be (g) established for ever. (g) This was begun in Solom...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7. David Proposes to Build a Temple for the Ark but Yahweh Prefers to Dwell in a Tent, as heretofore. He Promises David that his Dynasty sh...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever— We have often had occasion to remark, in the course of these notes, that the phrase for ever...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Thine house and thy king...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Promise of God to David in Requital of his Desire to Build the Temple This chapter affords an excellent illustration of the way in which proph...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Before thee ] LXX and Chronicles 'before me.' For ever ] The promise was conditional on conduct: but the kingdom of Messiah, David's greatest Son,...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Established. — Two different Hebrew words are so translated in this verse. The first is the same word as that used in 2 Samuel 7:12-13 , while the...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IX. PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE. 2 Samuel 7:1-29 . THE spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. He was one of those who...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Glorious Future of David's House 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Always do better for the cause of God than for yourself. You have no right to dwell in ced...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story of David's desire to build the Temple is told here in close connection with that of his bringing the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. It is not nec...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee ,.... That is, both his family and his government should be perpetuated, o...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Ver. 16. Thy throne shall be...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My mercy shall not depart from him Or, my kindness , as the Hebrew word חסדי, chasdi , rather means. That is, the kingdom which I have mercifully...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord having given grace to David to subdue the nations surrounding Israel, it is understandable that David's thoughts turned to a serious conside...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Covenant with David. B. C. 1042. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before thee; thine eyes in some sort beholding it; for he lived to see his wise and godly son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with great rep...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Rather Than David Building Him A House, YHWH Would Build David A House Of A Very Different Kind ( 2 Samuel 7:8-17 ). YHWH then assured ‘His servan...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:11 . “And as since,” etc. The first clause of this verse should be connected with 2 Samuel 7:10 , th...
Scofield Reference Notes

The Davidic Covenant The Davidic Covenant ( 2 Samuel 7:8-17 ). This covenant, upon which the glorious kingdom of Christ "of the seed of Dav...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:1 . When the king sat in his house, and began to feel the approaches of age, he was more concerned for the ark than for himself. All me...
The Biblical Illustrator

I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. Proposal to build a temple 1. The spirit of David was essentially ac...
The Biblical Illustrator

Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Folded hands 1. Let us understand that a purpose may be good, yet Providence may see fit to de...
The Biblical Illustrator

Go, do all that is in thine heart. Divine correction of a prophet’s mistake and Divine denial of a king’s desire 1. It is pleasant to glance at...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. God’s covenant with David 1. This narrative is an interesting illustration of the truth...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever. The advantages of civil government contrasted with the blessings of the spiritual kingdo...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 7:1 When the king sat in his house. The order is not chronological; for the words, Jehovah had given him rest from a...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And thine house and thy kingdom, the royal power in lineal descendants of David, shall be established forever before thee; thy throne shall be estab...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Before thee — Thine eyes in some sort beholding it: for he lived to see his wise son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with reputation and gen...

¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 7:16

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 7:16